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I do not know. Popular is untouchable to me.

I consider Homecoming event would be the most popular student activities. It is annual activity performing with many outstanding alumni and alumna.

Greek life is huge on campus, but there are plenty of other organizations on campus to get involved in. You would have to purposely try to hide away in your dorm to not be involved with something on campus. Breakfast club is AWESOME and hilarious. It's before the football games and during Grand Prix. All the bars open at 7 and people dress up in ridiculous costumes before the football games.

The Boiler Gold Rush at Purdue is a pretty big event. It is aimed at introducing the insides of Purdue to the participating new freshmen a week before school in Fall. The football and basketball games are big affairs too.

At Purdue University there are many different activities and groups that students love to get involved in. One of the most popular ones on campus is "Boiler Gold Rush." Nicknamed "BGR," this organization is a group of older students who host a week long orientation before classes start for new Purdue students. BGR is fun for both new and returning students. It allows new students to get to know people in their dorms and also to get to know everything that Purdue has to offer. The older students enjoy coming together to plan fun, Purdue focused activities for the younger students to get involved in. Other popular activities often happen in the residence halls themselves. Each hall has a club that students can join to plan get togethers and to make decisions for the residence hall. Many people, including myself, meet their best friends in the residence halls! The university does an excellent job of fostering a sense of community in the dorms. They are not just places to sleep. Many have lounges, study rooms, and places to get food with friends in a safe environment. Most students even keep their doors propped open to easily communicate with friends down the hall on a daily basis. On any given night many students will be hanging out in their rooms studying, watching tv, or playing games with the people on their floor. Fraternities and sororities are also great options that many Purdue students choose to get involved in. These organizations offer wonderful opportunities for people to build lasting friendships. They also offer additional ways to get involved on campus because each sorority and fraternity have philanthropy events that students can participate in! Leadership experience is another thing that many students love about being in the Greek system, as the houses have many important positions for students to fill in order to keep the fraternity or sorority running smoothly. Overall, Purdue has many events going on every day to keep students entertained, ranging from concerts to free outdoor movies. Students are encouraged to get involved in different groups to discover where their passions lay and to build lasting friendships with other students.

At Purdue University there are many different activities and groups that students love to get involved in. One of the most popular ones on campus is "Boiler Gold Rush." Nicknamed "BGR," this organization is a group of older students who host a week long orientation before classes start for new Purdue students. BGR is fun for both new and returning students. It allows new students to get to know people in their dorms and also to get to know everything that Purdue has to offer. The older students enjoy coming together to plan fun, Purdue focused activities for the younger students to get involved in. Other popular activities often happen in the residence halls themselves. Each hall has a club that students can join to plan get togethers and to make decisions for the residence hall. Many people, including myself, meet their best friends in the residence halls! The university does an excellent job of fostering a sense of community in the dorms. They are not just places to sleep. Many have lounges, study rooms, and places to get food with friends in a safe environment. Most students even keep their doors propped open to easily communicate with friends down the hall on a daily basis. On any given night many students will be hanging out in their rooms studying, watching tv, or playing games with the people on their floor. Fraternities and sororities are also great options that many Purdue students choose to get involved in. These organizations offer wonderful opportunities for people to build lasting friendships. They also offer additional ways to get involved on campus because each sorority and fraternity have philanthropy events that students can participate in! Leadership experience is another thing that many students love about being in the Greek system, as the houses have many important positions for students to fill in order to keep the fraternity or sorority running smoothly. Overall, Purdue has many events going on every day to keep students entertained, ranging from concerts to free outdoor movies. Students are encouraged to get involved in different groups to discover where their passions lay and to build lasting friendships with other students.

At Purdue, being a member of the Greek community is very common. I myself am in a sorority and think it has been one of the best decisions I've made in college. I have met so many friends, both male and female, and I always have people to hang out with. We love to go to restaurants together and going to Purdue football games. People party a decent amount, probably once or twice a week, but it really varies by the person. If you wanted to, you could probably find a party every day, but if you don't want to drink at all that is totally fine too. People are very accepting of the differing levels of wanting to party. If you were up at 2am on a Tuesday, you would most likely be sitting in your dorm room or Greek house eating Mad Mushroom cheesy bread and watching a movie.

What are the most popular student activities/groups?

Purdue football game. Purdue University Chinese Student's and Scholar's Association. sometimes. Really popular... I have no idea. In the student's organization. Studying or watching movies. christmas. once a week. I am not sure. traveling. small meeting with my friends. shopping.

Sports, primarily football, are a BIG deal at Purdue. There is a lot of school pride in the athletics and people go all out for games. This is something you can do with friends and your family. A lot of families come, dress up, and having a cook out in preparation for the game. This is just the most popular Purdue related activity -- there is plenty to do outside of student activities and groups.

Sports, primarily football, is a BIG deal at Purdue. There is a lot of school pride in the athletics and people go all out for games. This is something you can do with friends and your family. A lot of families come, dress up, and having a cook out in preparation for the game.

Drinking is not essential in making friends at Purdue. During your orientation you will meet people who drink and people who do not drink. There are lots of non-drinking activities for people who do not want to drink. The residence halls have events throughout the week and free movie rentals. There is a weekly floor dinner where you can eat and socialize with other people on your floor. The are a lot of regular events at Purdue like 1) free movie showings at The Union and when the weather is nice on Slayter Hill 2) Open mic nights for singers and guitar players 3) Improv comedy shows -- ALL FREE! A lot of people are involved in fraternities/sororities and when you're a freshmen you'll feel like everyone is, but that's not true. I am not involved in the Greek system on campus. My senior year of college I was accepted into an English Honors Society called Sigma Tau Delta, but it's more of an honorary membership. I did not have to pledge or live in a Greek house. I have a large friend group that I have made outside of the Greek system. I made my friends through freshman orientation activities, talking to people in classes, people in my major whom I've grown close with, and people I've met through other friends. Once you make one friend you have a good chance of making friends with their friends!

There are over 300 student organizations at Purdue University. I am involved in Paint Crew which is the men's basketball student section. I am also an Ambassador to the Undergraduate Studies Program. I met so many of my friends though these organizations. There are always going to be people that party all the time, but you have to make the decision of when to go out and when to stay in and study for your upcoming test. Frats and sororities are a good way to meet people, but I'm not in one and I have so many friends from classes and organizations. If you want to do something besides go out, you can go bowling on campus, or watch a free movie in one of the theaters on campus.

Outside of academics, many students become involved in supporting Boilermaker student athletes- especially men's basketball. The "Paint Crew" (named after head basketball coach Matt painter) student fan section is packed full of screaming students. In the spring, the Purdue Grand Prix http://www.purduegrandprix.org/ is the foundation for a week full of activities. There are a handful of bars within walking distance of campus if that's your style, and the Greek system is very robust and popular.

In my opinion some of the most popular groups are those in which you interact with the most people. I feel the group at the top of this list is Fraternity and Sorority life. Obviously you have the opportunity to meet a ton of people through the connections you will gain but on top of that you also have opportunities to branch out and get involved in other organizations. Another group I am a part of that I believe to be fairly popular on campus is Boiler Gold Rush, it gives you the opportunity to lead a group of your peers and develop yourself unlike any other experience possible. I think for the most part the residence hall residents keep a very community-like feel to their floors. The doors are usually open or it's a knock and open the door policy to go talk with your friends. Athletic events are very popular, especially basketball and football. I met my closest friends through the organizations I have gotten involved with, namely my Fraternity at the top of that list. The atmosphere when it comes to partying at Purdue, in my opinion, is that it is there if you want that experience but it is by no means necessary or required to meet people. There are numerous events going on throughout the week and weekend both on and off-campus, your best bet is to ask around to see what is happening or take a walk on campus and look at some of the E-boards or flyers.

Football games. Marching band.

Sports. Are. Huge. Yeah, Purdue football sucks, but tailgating is a big event every football Saturday. Basketball games are even more exciting - camping out for student tickets and to get into the game. It's great, it's exciting, it's fun. Aside from sports, there's not a lot of other fun except for going to parties and the bars. You usually meet your friends in class; most of mine were met during freshman year in the dorms and the rest were met during classes. The dorms are great - open doors and friendly people, but I lived off campus to save money and then moved into my fraternity house. Again, Greek life is big on campus but you're not shunned if you aren't part of the Greek community.

Parties were everywhere and every night. Sports were and are great. A game at Ross Ade Stadium is a blast (I attended Rod Woodson's final game at Purdue, sat in the press box all season while Mike Alstott ran over opponents, and got to see Drew Brees light up Minnesota firsthand). And games at Mackey Arena were something else, the structure of the place literally vibrating from the roar of the crowd. Serious dating wasn't great unless you're into sorority girls. (Sorry, not my cup of tea.) But it wasn't hard to hook up with one of them for the night—just add beer. There were some artistic pockets at Purdue. Those were always a welcome escape (a friend once astutely said, "If it weren't agriculture, Indiana would have no culture). I got to attend a few art exhibits, some student plays, experimental dance. And Elliot Hall of Music is amazing. I caught the Kinks with the Romantics and the Thompson Twins with Berlin there. I do believe there are still many big acts that play there.

800 clubs! Third largest Greek population in the nation! Big Ten Sports! Who says there is nothing to do in West Lafayette?

As I said before, sports are popular and there are many clubs as well. However, another dominant aspect of the Purdue social scene is the Greek system. There are tons of fraternities and sororities on campus and they play a huge role in the social scene. Approximately one fifth of the males at Purdue join a fraternity so the Greek influence is felt everywhere.